Here’s how you can download and install the new watchOS 27 developer beta 1 on your compatible Apple Watch right now.
First Developer Beta of watchOS 27 Now Available to Download for Testers with New Features and Changes
While watchOS 27 has a bunch of features to be excited about, but installing the developer beta is a task that requires careful thought. Because unlike beta of iOS, iPadOS, and even macOS, you cannot downgrade a watchOS beta to publicly available software.
If you have made your mind up regarding watchOS 27 developer beta, and wish to download it on your Apple Watch, then here is everything you need to do in order to get up to speed.
Check Apple Watch Compatibility with watchOS 27
You need to make sure that your Apple Watch is compatible with watchOS 27 beta. If it’s not, then you cannot test out the watchOS 27 update. You can check out the complete list by going to this link. Once you’ve established that your Apple Watch is in the list, continue reading forward.
Install iOS 27 Beta on Your iPhone
You cannot install watchOS 27 beta on its own. You have to download iOS 27 beta on your iPhone as well, and then enable the watchOS 27 developer beta and proceed forward.
Check out the tutorial posted here on how to download and install iOS 27 on your iPhone.
Enable watchOS 27 Developer Beta on Apple Watch
Since you’ve installed iOS 27 beta on your iPhone, this means you’ve also signed up for the Apple Developer Program. This means you can enable the watchOS 27 beta on your Apple Watch as well. In order to do that, follow these steps:
Step 1. Launch the Watch app on your iPhone.
Step 2. Tap on General.
Step 3. Tap on Software Update.
Step 4. Tap on Beta Updates, and enable watchOS 27 Developer Beta.
Download and Install watchOS 27 Beta Over the Air
You’re almost there, and before you move an inch forward, do keep in mind that you cannot downgrade watchOS 27 beta back to watchOS 26. Once you’ve installed the beta, you have to download and install each and every single watchOS 27 beta update until the final version arrives in order to get off the beta path.
With that out of the way, follow these steps:
Step 1. Make sure your iPhone and Apple Watch are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
Step 2. Place your Apple Watch on its charger.
Step 3. Launch the Watch app on your iPhone.
Step 4. Now go to General > Software Update.
Step 5. Wait for the page to refresh, and you’ll see ‘watchOS 27 Beta’ after a few seconds. Tap on ‘Download and Install.’
Leave Your iPhone and Apple Watch next to each other during the entire process. Once the installation is complete, and it will take a while too, you can then start testing out the new watchOS 27 developer beta.
watchOS 27 Beta 1 Build Number
The new beta of watchOS 27 has the following build number: 24R5289n
